diff --git a/py/objtype.c b/py/objtype.c
index 6421f7f099..b390e70d4f 100644
--- a/py/objtype.c
+++ b/py/objtype.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ STATIC void mp_obj_class_lookup(struct class_lookup_data  *lookup, const mp_obj_
                     // not type where we found a class method.
                     const mp_obj_type_t *org_type = (const mp_obj_type_t*)lookup->obj;
                     instance_convert_return_attr(NULL, org_type, elem->value, lookup->dest);
-                } else if (lookup->obj != MP_OBJ_NULL && !lookup->is_type && is_native_type(type) && type != &mp_type_object /* object is not a real type */) {
+                } else if (lookup->obj != MP_OBJ_NULL && is_native_type(type) && type != &mp_type_object /* object is not a real type */) {
                     instance_convert_return_attr(lookup->obj->subobj[0], type, elem->value, lookup->dest);
                 } else {
                     instance_convert_return_attr(lookup->obj, type, elem->value, lookup->dest);